Originally Posted by
sheppey
The A310 was not a ferry flight but was a package holiday pax flight from Crete
Took off from Chania for Hannover and a malfunction prevented its gear retraction after take-off.
FD crew elected to go gear down all the way home but the plane eventually ran out of fuel while attempting a diversion to Vienna, crash-landing just short of the runway. No fatalities resulted, although the aircraft was WO